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Cereal grain and staple food
Africa and Asia. Rice is the seed of the grass species Oryza sativa (Asian rice)—or, less commonly, Oryza glaberrima (African rice). Asian rice was domesticated
Rice
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up rice in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Rice is a cereal grain. Rice, Rice's, or Rices may also refer to: Rice (novel), a Chinese novel by Su
Rice_(disambiguation)
English footballer (born 1999)
Declan Rice (born 14 January 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Arsenal and the England
Declan_Rice
American author (1941–2021)
Anne Rice (born Howard Allen Frances O'Brien; October 4, 1941 – December 11, 2021) was an American author of Gothic fiction, erotic literature, and Bible
Anne_Rice
American diplomat and political scientist (born 1954)
Condoleezza "Condi" Rice (/ˌkɒndəˈliːzə/ KON-də-LEE-zə; born November 14, 1954) is an American diplomat and political scientist who served as the 66th
Condoleezza_Rice
Private university in Houston, Texas, US
William Marsh Rice University, also known as Rice University, is a private research university in Houston, Texas, United States. Established in 1912,
Rice_University
American football player (born 1962)
Jerry Lee Rice (born October 13, 1962) is an American former professional football wide receiver who played for 20 seasons in the National Football League
Jerry_Rice
Australian actress (born 2001)
Angourie Isabel Teresa Rice (/æŋˈɡaʊri/ ang-GOW-ree; born 1 January 2001) is an Australian actress. She began her career as a child actress, coming to
Angourie_Rice
American politician and diplomat (born 1964)
Elizabeth Rice (born November 17, 1964) is an American former diplomat, policy advisor, and public official. As a member of the Democratic Party, Rice served
Susan_Rice
Japanese dish with vinegared rice
[sɯɕiꜜ] or [sɯꜜɕi] ) is a traditional Japanese dish made with vinegared rice (鮨飯, sushi-meshi), typically seasoned with sugar and salt, and combined with
Sushi
American baseball player (born 1999)
Benjamin Kimball Rice (born February 22, 1999) is an American professional baseball first baseman, designated hitter, and catcher for the New York Yankees
Ben_Rice
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up rice paper in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Rice paper may refer to: Bánh tráng or rice paper wrappers, a Vietnamese culinary paper Wafer paper
Rice_paper
Thai rice variety
Jasmine rice (Thai: ข้าวหอมมะลิ; RTGS: Khao hom mali; Thai pronunciation: [kʰâːw hɔ̌ːm malíʔ]) is a long-grain variety of fragrant rice (also known as
Jasmine_rice
Shopping Center
Rice Village is a shopping district in Houston, Texas, United States. Rice Village is a collection of shops, restaurants and pubs, situated about a half-mile
Rice_Village
Thin dried noodles made of rice
‹See RfD› Rice vermicelli is a thin form of rice noodle. It is sometimes referred to as "rice noodles" or "rice sticks", but should not be confused with
Rice_vermicelli
Whole-grain rice, as opposed to white rice
Brown rice is a whole grain rice with only the inedible outer hull removed. This kind of rice sheds its outer hull or husk but the bran and germ layer
Brown_rice
Type of rice
Glutinous rice (Oryza sativa var. glutinosa; also called sticky rice, sweet rice or waxy rice) is a type of rice grown mainly in Southeast Asia and the
Glutinous_rice
American fiction writer
Christopher Travis Rice (born March 11, 1978) is an American author. Rice made his fiction debut in 2000 with the bestselling A Density of Souls, going
Christopher_Rice
Stadium in Houston, Texas, US
Rice Stadium is an American football stadium located on the Rice University campus in Houston, Texas. It has been the home of the Rice Owls football team
Rice Stadium (Rice University)
Rice_Stadium_(Rice_University)
Rice dish from West Africa
Jollof (/dʒəˈlɒf/), or jollof rice, is a rice dish from Senegal, West Africa. It is typically made with long-grain rice, tomatoes, chilis, onions, spices
Jollof_rice
American baseball player (born 1953)
Baseball (MLB). Rice played his entire 16-year MLB career for the Boston Red Sox. In 2009, Rice was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Rice was an eight-time
Jim_Rice
Pejorative term for Christian converts
The expression rice Christian is a derogatory phrase used to describe someone who has formally converted to Christianity for material benefits rather than
Rice_Christian
American experimental musician
Boyd Blake Rice (born December 16, 1956) is an American experimental sound/noise musician using the name of NON since the mid-1970s. He is an industrial
Boyd_Rice
Asian rice dish
Fried rice is a dish of cooked rice that has been stir-fried in a wok or a frying pan and is usually mixed with other ingredients such as eggs, vegetables
Fried_rice
Irish singer-songwriter
Damien George Rice (born 7 December 1973) is an Irish singer-songwriter. He began his career as a member of the 1990s rock group Juniper, who were signed
Damien_Rice
Pejorative term for a car with excessive cosmetic additions
Variations include rice rocket, referring most often to Japanese superbikes, rice machine, rice grinder or simply ricer. Riced out is an adjective denigrating
Rice_burner
American basketball player (born 2004)
Kira Carroll "Kiki" Rice (born January 14, 2004) is an American professional basketball player for the Toronto Tempo of the Women's National Basketball
Kiki_Rice
English lyricist and author (born 1944)
Sir Timothy Miles Bindon Rice (born 10 November 1944) is an English songwriter. He is best known for his collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber, with
Tim_Rice
Partially cooked rice
Parboiled rice, also called converted rice, easy-cook rice, sella rice, and miniket (as predominantly called in West Bengal and Odisha in India, and in
Parboiled_rice
Dish made from rice mixed with water or milk
rice puddings: rice; white rice (usually short-grain, but can also be long-grain, broken rice, basmati, or jasmine rice), brown rice, or black rice milk
Rice_pudding
American fashion designer and television personality
Santino Quinto Rice (born 1974 or 1975) is an American fashion designer and television personality, best known for appearing on the reality television
Santino_Rice
Type of rice
Black rice, also known as purple rice or forbidden rice, is a type of rice of the species Oryza sativa, some of which are glutinous rice. There are several
Black_rice
Surname list
Rice is a surname that is frequently of Welsh origin, but also can be English, Irish, or even German. In Wales it is a patronymic surname, an Anglicized
Rice_(surname)
Japanese thoroughbred racehorse (1989–1995)
Rice Shower (Japanese: ライスシャワー, Hepburn: Raisu Shawā; March 5, 1989 − June 4, 1995) was a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and stallion who won multiple
Rice_Shower
Type of rice dish
Asia and South Asia. It is also known as rice flakes, beaten rice, pounded rice, pressed rice or chipped rice. It is toasted, fried, or used as ingredients
Flattened_rice
American pastor
William "Willy" Rice is an American evangelical pastor who has been the president of the Southern Baptist Convention since being elected in June 2026.
Willy_Rice
American singer-songwriter and football player
Chase Rice (born September 19, 1985) is an American country music singer, songwriter and reality television personality. He first came to prominence in
Chase_Rice
British television presenter (born 1958)
Anne Lucinda Hartley "Anneka" Rice (born 4 October 1958) is a British television and radio presenter, journalist and painter. She began her broadcasting
Anneka_Rice
Crunchy, slightly browned cooked rice
Scorched rice, also known as crunchy rice or tahdig, is a thin crust of slightly browned rice that forms at the bottom of a pot while the rice is cooking
Scorched_rice
Genus of plants
Wild rice, also called manoomin, mnomen, psíŋ, Canada rice, Indian rice, or water oats, is any of four species of grasses that form the genus Zizania,
Wild_rice
American basketball player (born 1967)
Glen “Glen Man” Anthony Rice (born May 28, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association
Glen_Rice
Alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice
Rice wine is an alcoholic beverage fermented from rice, traditionally consumed in East Asia, Southeast Asia and South Asia, where rice is a quintessential
Rice_wine
American football player (born 2000)
Rashee Marquan Rice (born April 22, 2000) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League
Rashee_Rice
Breakfast cereal made by WK Kellogg Co and Kellanova
Rice Krispies (known as Rice Bubbles in Australia and New Zealand) is a breakfast cereal produced by WK Kellogg Co for the United States, Canada and the
Rice_Krispies
Northern Irish footballer (born 1949)
Patrick James Rice, MBE (born 17 March 1949) is a Northern Irish former football player and coach. As a player, he made nearly 400 appearances for Arsenal
Pat_Rice
Variety of genetically modified rice
Golden rice is a variety of rice (Oryza sativa) produced through genetic engineering to biosynthesize beta-carotene, a precursor of vitamin A, in the
Golden_rice
Milled rice that has had its husk, bran, and germ removed
White rice (also known as polished or milled rice) is produced by putting brown rice through a milling process, in which the bran, husk, and germ are removed
White_rice
American football player (born 1987)
Raymell Mourice Rice (born January 22, 1987) is an American former professional football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL)
Ray_Rice
Variety of long-grain rice originating from Indian subcontinent
(pronounced ['bɑːsmət̪iː]) is a variety of long, slender-grained aromatic rice which originates from the Indian subcontinent, mainly in the regions of Punjab
Basmati
Pilaf-like boxed food mix
Rice-A-Roni (a portmanteau of rice and macaroni) is an American boxed food mix that consists of rice, vermicelli pasta, and seasonings. To prepare, the
Rice-A-Roni
Kitchen appliance
A rice cooker or rice steamer is an automated kitchen appliance designed to boil or steam rice. It consists of a heat source, a cooking bowl, and a thermostat
Rice_cooker
Canadian filmmaker and television personality
Spenny along with Kenny Hotz. Rice was born to a secular Jewish family, the only son of Vincent Wayne Rice and Corrine Rice. Rice attended Crescent School
Spencer_Rice
Fragments of rice grains
Broken rice is fragments of rice grains, broken in the field, during drying, during transport, or during milling. Mechanical separators are used to separate
Broken_rice
American bluegrass musician (1951–2020)
David Anthony Rice (June 8, 1951 – December 25, 2020) was an American bluegrass guitarist and singer. He was an influential acoustic guitar player in bluegrass
Tony_Rice
Yellowed rice (also yellow rice, Japanese: 黄変米 Ouhenmai) refers to three kinds of rice grains contaminated with different strains of Penicillium fungi—Yellow
Yellowed_rice
Italian rice variety
Arborio rice is an Italian medium-grain rice. It is named after the comune (municipality) of Arborio, in the Po Valley, which is situated in the Piedmont
Arborio_rice
American professor, poet and artist (1942–2002)
Travis Rice Jr. (November 7, 1942 – December 9, 2002) was an American professor, poet and artist. He was the husband of author Anne Rice. Rice was born
Stan_Rice
Strains of Japonica rice
Japanese rice refers to a number of short-grain cultivars of Japonica rice including ordinary rice (uruchimai) and glutinous rice (mochigome). Ordinary
Japanese_rice
Tomato rice dish
Mexican rice (sometimes referred to as Spanish rice or red rice in Tex–Mex cuisine), also known as arroz a la mexicana, arroz mexicano, sopa de arroz
Mexican_rice
Flours made from finely milled rice
Rice flour (also rice powder) is a form of flour made from finely milled rice. It is distinct from rice starch, which is usually produced by steeping
Rice_flour
Protective husk of rice grains
Rice hulls or husks are the hard protecting coverings of grains of rice. In addition to protecting rice during the growing season, rice hulls can be put
Rice_hull
Variety of Asian rice
Japonica rice (Oryza sativa subsp. japonica), sometimes called sinica rice, is one of the two major domestic types of Asian rice varieties. Japonica rice is
Japonica_rice
Traditional Caribbean food
Rice and peas or peas and rice is a traditional rice dish in some Caribbean and Latin American countries. Kidney beans (red peas/beans) and other similar
Rice_and_peas
American football player (born 2002)
Brenden Khalil Rice (born March 18, 2002) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League
Brenden_Rice
Japanese rice dish
Hayashi rice (ハヤシライス, hayashi raisu) is a dish popular in Japan as a Western-style dish, or yōshoku. It usually contains beef, onions, and button mushrooms
Hayashi_rice
American actress (active 1989– )
Gigi Rice is an American actress best known as Carly Watkins in The John Larroquette Show (1993-1996). Rice graduated from The Ohio State University, with
Gigi_Rice
Rice grown in dry fields
Upland rice (also called dry rice) is rice grown in dry-land environments. The term describes varieties of rice developed for rain-fed or less-intensely
Upland_rice
Types of puffed grain made from rice
Puffed rice and popped rice (or pop rice) are types of puffed grain made from rice commonly eaten in the traditional cuisines of Southeast Asia, East
Puffed_rice
Type of cracker
A rice cracker is an East Asian cracker made from cooked rice or rice flour. Many regional varieties exist, though most are fried or baked and puffed
Rice_cracker
Series of Gothic horror novels by Anne Rice
Anne Rice, that revolves around the fictional character Lestat de Lioncourt, a French nobleman turned into a vampire in the 18th century. Rice said in
The_Vampire_Chronicles
Noodles made from rice
Rice noodles are noodles made with rice flour and water as the principal ingredients. Sometimes ingredients such as tapioca or corn starch are added in
Rice_noodles
Nigerian food
Concoction rice is a home-made food in Nigeria prepared instead of jollof rice or conventional white rice. The major ingredients used in making the food
Concoction_rice
Indigenous variety of rice grown in Palakkad district of Kerala, India
Matta rice (also known as Palakkadan/Kerala/Rose Matta rice, Kaje Rice in Karnataka, or Kuththarisi) (Malayalam: കേരള മട്ട, Tulu:കജെ അരി, Kannada: ಕಜೆ
Matta_rice
Rice is commonly consumed as food around the world. It occurs in long-, medium-, and short-grained types. It is the staple food of over half the world's
Rice_as_food
Rice that is naturally a red color
as red rice. Oryza punctata, also known as red rice. Oryza rufipogon, also known as wild rice and red rice. Red rice, also known as weedy rice, a low-yielding
Red_rice
salinity-prone natural organic rice cultivation fields in the northern districts of Kerala, India. The traditional kaipad system of rice cultivation is an integrated
Kaipad_rice
Type of dish made from a combination of staple foods
Rice and beans, or beans and rice, is a category of dishes from many cultures around the world where the staple foods of rice and beans are combined in
Rice_and_beans
Topics referred to by the same term
through a food mill or "ricer" Processing rice using a Rice huller Processing rice using a Rice polisher The harvesting of wild rice This disambiguation page
Ricing
Food item made from rice
rice cakes exist in many different cultures in which rice is eaten. Common variations include cakes made with rice flour, those made from ground rice
Rice_cake
1949 film directed by Giuseppe De Santis
Bitter Rice (Italian: Riso amaro [ˈriːso aˈmaːro, ˈriːzo -]) is a 1949 Italian neorealist crime drama film directed and co-written by Giuseppe De Santis
Bitter_Rice
Medium grain rice cultivar
Calrose is a medium grain rice variety, notable for being the founding variety of the California rice industry. Calrose (USDA # C.I. 8988) originated
Calrose_rice
Topics referred to by the same term
General Rice may refer to: Americus V. Rice (1835–1904), Union Army brigadier general Charles Rice (general) (1787–1863), Massachusetts Militia brigadier
General_Rice
Sir Rhys Mansel (c. 1487 – 1559), also Sir Rice Mansel, also Sir Rice Manxell, also Sir Rice Maunsell, was an administrator and courtier. He was a son
Rice_Mansel
Chinese rice dish
Claypot rice (Chinese: 煲仔飯; Jyutping: bou1 zai2 faan6 or Chinese: 沙煲飯; Jyutping: saa1 bou1 fan2), sometimes translated as "rice casserole", is a Chinese
Claypot_rice
Topics referred to by the same term
John Rice may refer to: John Rice (fl. 1601), Member of Parliament (MP) for Wootton Bassett John Rice (alderman) (c. 1968–2015), Chicago alderman John
John_Rice
Species of beetle
The rice weevil (Sitophilus oryzae) is a stored product pest which attacks seeds of several crops, including wheat, rice, and maize. The adults are usually
Rice_weevil
Topics referred to by the same term
Peter Rice may refer to: Peter Rice (structural engineer) (1935–1992), Irish structural engineer Peter Rice (executive) (born 1967), British film executive
Peter_Rice
Rice crossbred from different varieties
Hybrid rice is a type of Asian rice that has been crossbred from two very different parent varieties. As with other types of hybrids, hybrid rice typically
Hybrid_rice
Leader of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1924
2004, p. 372. Rice 1990, p. 7. Rice 1990, pp. 7–8. Fischer 1964, p. 674; Shub 1966, p. 439; Rice 1990, pp. 7–8; Service 2000, p. 479. Rice 1990, p. 9. History
Vladimir_Lenin
Type of rice
Aromatic rice is one of the major types of rice. It is a medium- to long-grained rice. It is known for its nutty aroma and taste, which is caused by the
Aromatic_rice
Plant milk made from rice
Rice milk is a plant milk made from rice. Commercial rice milk is typically manufactured using brown rice and brown rice syrup, and may be sweetened using
Rice_milk
Welsh model (1944–2014)
Marilyn Foreman (21 October 1944 – 18 December 2014), better known as Mandy Rice-Davies, was a Welsh model and showgirl best known for her association with
Mandy_Rice-Davies
British writer and historian (1804–1839)
Rice Rees (31 March 1804 – 20 May 1839) was a Welsh cleric and historian. Rees was born at Ton, near Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales, son of David-
Rice_Rees
American sportswriter (1880–1954)
Henry Grantland Rice (November 1, 1880 – July 13, 1954) was an American sportswriter, columnist, and poet from Tennessee known as the "Dean of American
Grantland_Rice
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up ricer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ricer may refer to: Potato ricer, an implement used for food preparation Rice burner, a pejorative term
Ricer
Education policy scholar
Lois Ann Dickson Fitt Rice (February 28, 1933 – January 4, 2017) was an American corporate executive, scholar, and education policy expert. Known as the
Lois_Rice
American basketball player (born 1987)
of Montenegro. Rice played college basketball with the Boston College Eagles. Rice was born in Salisbury, North Carolina, to Allison Rice and Wayne Jefferson
Tyrese_Rice
Popular example of Okinawan cuisine
Taco rice (タコライス, takoraisu) is a rice dish in modern Okinawan cuisine. It consists of taco-flavored ground beef served on a bed of rice, frequently served
Taco_rice
American writer (1875–1950)
Edgar Rice Burroughs (September 1, 1875 – March 19, 1950) was an American writer, recognized for his prolific output in the adventure, science fiction
Edgar_Rice_Burroughs
English actress, director and theatre professional (born 1967)
Emma Juliet Rice (born August 1967) is a British actor, director and writer. Described as a fearless director who wrecked the globe, Rice's work includes
Emma_Rice
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Rice
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Indian
First Ray of Sun, Heavenly, Rice, Queen
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First Ray of Sun, Heavenly, Rice, Queen
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First Ray of Sun, Heavenly, Rice, Queen
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Gujarati, Indian
One Kind of Rice Grain
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First Ray of Sun, Heavenly, Rice, Queen
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Welsh American Anglo Saxon
Ardent.
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Tamil
Rice, Immortal, Unscathed, Perfect, Untouched i.e. divinity
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Indian
One who cannot be injured, Rice offered to deity in Hindu Pooja, Indestructible
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Indian
Rice, Immortal, Unscathed, Perfect, Untouched i.e. divinity
Girl/Female
Tamil
Rice, Immortal, Unscathed, Perfect, Untouched i.e. divinity
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Indian
Rice, Immortal, Unscathed, Perfect, Untouched i.e. divinity
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Indian
One who cannot be injured, Rice offered to deity in Hindu Pooja, Indestructible
Surname or Lastname
French
French : habitational name from any of several places named Dury, in Aisne, Pas-de-Calais, and Somme.French and Swiss German : topographic name for someone who lived by a stream, du ry ‘from the stream’. Because ry has fallen out of use, the name has been translated as Rice, the French word for ‘rice’, riz, being a homophone.English : either a habitational name from Dury in Lydford, Devon, or of French origin (see 1), the surname having been taken to England by the Huguenots.
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : from Ida, which is found as both a male and female personal name in English but only as a female name in German. This is of continental Germanic origin and was popular among the Normans, who brought it to England. Its etymology is disputed: it is thought by some to be of the same origin as hild- ‘battle’, ‘strife’; by others to be of the same origin as Old High German idis ‘(wise) woman’, or from Old Norse idh ‘work’, ‘activity’.Japanese : ‘rice paddy by the well’; habitational name from Ida-mura in Musashi (now TÅkyÅ and Saitama prefectures). Variously written and found mostly in eastern Japan and the RyÅ«kyÅ« Islands.
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Hindu, Indian, Tamil, Telugu
Good; Gold Rice
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Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Sanskrit
Rice
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Tamil
One who cannot be injured, Rice offered to deity in Hindu Pooja, Indestructible
Boy/Male
Tamil
One who cannot be injured, Rice offered to deity in Hindu Pooja, Indestructible
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Tamil, Telugu
Sun Rice
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Advance
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Slavic Spanish
Spanish abbreviation of Estanislao 'make famous' from the name borne by several Slavic kings and...
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English
English : probably a metonymic occupational name for a hurdle maker, from Middle English herdle, hurdel ‘hurdle’.
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English
English : variant of Hitchcock, altered by folk etymology.
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Tamil
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Stratton.
Female
English
Diminutive form of French Claudia, CLAUDINE means "little lame one."
Girl/Female
Greek
All-gift. In Greek mythology, Pandora's curiosity led her to open a mysterious box, thereby...
Female
Hebrew
Variant spelling of Hebrew Batya, BATYAH means "daughter of God."
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Indian, Sanskrit
Worthy to be Garlanded
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A spirituous liquor distilled by the Chinese from the yeasty liquor in which boiled rice has fermented under pressure.
n.
A genus of grasses including Indian rice. See Indian rice, under Rice.
n.
Any one of numerous species of small white polished marine shells of the genus Olivella.
n.
The bobolink.
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A cask larger than a barrel, and smaller than a hogshead or a puncheon, in which salt provisions, rice, etc., are packed for shipment.
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The alcoholic drink of Japan. It is made from rice.
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A well-known cereal grass (Oryza sativa) and its seed. This plant is extensively cultivated in warm climates, and the grain forms a large portion of the food of the inhabitants. In America it grows chiefly on low, moist land, which can be overflowed.
a.
Of or pertaining to the grasses which are cultivated for their edible seeds (as wheat, maize, rice, etc.), or to their seeds or grain.
n.
Any one of numerous species of snout beetles, or Rhynchophora, in which the head is elongated and usually curved downward. Many of the species are very injurious to cultivated plants. The larvae of some of the species live in nuts, fruit, and grain by eating out the interior, as the plum weevil, or curculio, the nut weevils, and the grain weevil (see under Plum, Nut, and Grain). The larvae of other species bore under the bark and into the pith of trees and various other plants, as the pine weevils (see under Pine). See also Pea weevil, Rice weevil, Seed weevil, under Pea, Rice, and Seed.
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Any one of several species of small insectivores of the family Centetidae, belonging to Ericulus, Echinope, and related genera, native of Madagascar. They are more or less spinose and resemble the hedgehog in habits. The rice tendrac (Oryzorictes hora) is very injurious to rice crops. Some of the species are called also tenrec.
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A cereal grass (Triticum vulgare) and its grain, which furnishes a white flour for bread, and, next to rice, is the grain most largely used by the human race.
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The Java sparrow.
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The husks and other refuse of rice mills, used to adulterate oil cake, or linseed cake.
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A widely diffused vegetable substance found especially in seeds, bulbs, and tubers, and extracted (as from potatoes, corn, rice, etc.) as a white, glistening, granular or powdery substance, without taste or smell, and giving a very peculiar creaking sound when rubbed between the fingers. It is used as a food, in the production of commercial grape sugar, for stiffening linen in laundries, in making paste, etc.
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An Oriental dish consisting of rice boiled with mutton, fat, or butter.
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Unhusked rice; -- commonly so called in the East Indies.
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A genus of grasses including the rice plant; rice.
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A kind of package in which pepper and other dry commodities are sometimes exported from the East Indies. The robbin of rice in Malabar weighs about 84 pounds.